Biological agents introduction

Figure 4.2 shows the complete CBMS II system. The main unit is comprised of three modules, the Biosampler Module, the Sample Introduction Module (SIM), and the Mass Spectrometer Module. The Biosampler Module houses the virtual impactor air particle concentrator and is only needed for the biological agent monitoring mode. The Sample Introduction Module contains the multiport sampling valve with its three input connections ... 

The U.S. Department of Justice also has two very necessary reports for first responder organizations and hazardous materials response teams. The first such report is entitled An Introduction to Biological Agent Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders the second such report is entitled Guide for the Selection of Chemical and Biological Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders. Both are available online at http //www.ojp. usdoj.gov. 

A.A. Fatah, J.A. Barrett, Jr., R.D. Arcilesi, K.J. Ewing, C.H. Lattin and T.F. Moshier, An introduction to biological agent detection equipment for emergency first responders. NIJ Guide, (2001) 7-12. 

Introduction How Does a Physical, Chemical, or Biological Agent Induce Toxic Endpoints in Human Beings ... 

The main purpose of this use of biological agents is to affect humans indirectly by limiting their food supply.24 Such use of biological agents could initiate a longer-term decline in food stores, which could then add the prospect of starvation of a population to the immediate devastating effects of conventional weapons. A population dependent on a staple crop such as rice could be rendered helpless by the introduction of a specific disease that devastated their unprotected rice crop.25... 

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